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Isaiah 41:8-20

8Butthou,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478,myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290whomIhavechosenH977,theseedH2233ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85myfriendאֹהֲבִֽי׃'o.ha.ViH157,

9thouwhomIhavetakenH2388holdהֶחֱזַקְתִּ֙יךָ֙he.che.zak.Ti.chaH2388offromtheendsמִקְצ֣וֹתmik.TzotH7098oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andcalledקְרָאתִ֑יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121fromthecornersthereof,andsaidH559unto thee, Thou artmyservantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650,IhavechosenH977theeandnotcast thee away;

10fearH3372thounot,forIamwiththee;benotdismayed,forIamthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;Iwillstrengthenאִמַּצְתִּ֙יךָ֙'i.matz.Ti.khaH553thee;yea,Iwillhelpעֲזַרְתִּ֔יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826thee;yea,Iwillupholdtheewiththerightבִּימִ֥יןbi.MinH3225handH3225ofmyrighteousnessצִדְקִֽי׃tzid.KiH6664.

11Behold,alltheythatareincensedagainsttheeshallbeיִֽהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961putH954toshameH954andconfounded:theythatstrivewiththeeshallbeH1961asnothingכְאַ֛יִןkhe.'A.yinH369,andshallperishוְיֹאבְד֖וּve.yoe.DuH6.

12Thou shaltseekתְּבַקְשֵׁם֙te.vak.ShemH1245them,andshaltnotfindתִמְצָאֵ֔םtim.tza.'EmH4672them,eventhemthatcontendwiththee:theythatwarH4421againsttheeshallbeיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961asnothing,andasathingofnought.

13ForI,JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,willholdמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388thyrightיְמִינֶ֑ךָye.mi.Ne.khaH3225handH3225,sayingהָאֹמֵ֥רha.'o.MerH559unto thee,FearH3372not;Iwillhelpעֲזַרְתִּֽיךָ׃ ס'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826thee.

14FearH3372not, thou wormJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andyemenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Iwillhelpעֲזַרְתִּיךְ֙'a.zar.tiKhH5826thee, saithJehovah,andthyRedeemerוְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְve.go.'a.LekhH1350istheHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15Behold,Ihavemadeשַׂמְתִּ֗יךְsam.TikhH7760theetobeanewחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319sharpthreshingתָּד֤וּשׁta.DushH1758instrument having teeth; thou shaltthreshH1758themountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022,andbeatthemsmall,andshaltmakeתָּשִֽׂים׃ta.SimH7760thehillsוּגְבָע֖וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389aschaffכַּמֹּ֥ץka.MotzH4671.

16Thou shaltwinnowתִּזְרֵם֙tiz.RemH2219them,andthewindוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307shallcarryתִּשָּׂאֵ֔םti.sa.'EmH5375themawayH5375,andthewhirlwindshallscatterH2219them;andthou shaltrejoiceH1523inJehovah, thou shalt gloryintheHolyבִּקְד֥וֹשׁbik.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Thepoorהָעֲנִיִּ֨יםha.'a.ni.YimH6041andneedyוְהָאֶבְיוֹנִ֜יםve.ha.'ev.yo.NimH34seekמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםme.vak.ShimH1245waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325,andthereisnone,andtheirtongueלְשׁוֹנָ֖םle.sho.NamH3956failethforthirstבַּצָּמָ֣אba.tza.Ma'H6772;I,Jehovah,willanswerאֶעֱנֵ֔ם'e.'e.NemH6030them,I,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,willnotforsakeאֶעֶזְבֵֽם׃'e.'ez.VemH5800them.

18Iwillopenאֶפְתַּ֤ח'ef.TachH6605riversנְהָר֔וֹתne.ha.RotH5104onthebareשְׁפָיִים֙she.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205,andfountainsinthemidstH8432ofthevalleysבְּקָע֖וֹתbe.ka.'otH1237;Iwillmakeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760thewildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057apoolלַאֲגַם־la.'a.gam-H98ofwaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,andthedryצִיָּ֖הtzi.YahH6723landוְאֶ֥רֶץve.'E.retzH776springsH4599ofwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

19Iwillputאֶתֵּ֤ן'e.TenH5414inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057thecedarאֶ֣רֶז'E.rezH730,theacaciaשִׁטָּ֔הshi.TahH7848,andthemyrtleוַהֲדַ֖סva.ha.DasH1918,andtheoil-tree;Iwillsetאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760inthedesertבָּעֲרָבָ֗הba.'a.ra.VahH6160thefir-tree,thepine,andthebox-treetogetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162:

20thattheymayseeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200,andknowוְיֵדְע֗וּve.ye.de.'UH3045,andconsiderH7200,andunderstandtogetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162,thatthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahhathdonethis,andtheHolyוּקְד֥וֹשׁu.ke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathcreatedH1254it.

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